Legal Opinion
In re Petrowski
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided August 19, 2008PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Margarita Lopez Torres, S.
In these two proceedings to compel the production of the wills of Christina Hansen Petrowski Schwartz and Mark Schwartz, the children of Christina, who are also the stepchildren of Mark, ask the court to seal the documents which have been produced by the respondent.
Background
By petitions dated July 25, 2008, Melissa Hansen Petrowski and Nicholas Petrowski sought to compel the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to produce documents in their possession purporting to be the wills of Mark and Christina Schwartz. Pursuant to SCPA 1401, the court…
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